Poaceae
Isachne

Isachne himalaica Hook.f.

First published in Fl. Brit. India 7: 23 (1896)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Afghanistan to Myanmar. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Assam, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Cope, T.A. (1982). Flora of Pakistan 143: 1-678. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Kandwal, M.K. & Gupta, B.K. (2009). An update on grass flora of Uttarkhand. Indian Journal of Forestry 32: 657-668.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590.
  • Noltie, H.J. (2000). Flora of Bhutan 3(2): 457-883. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Kandwal, M.K. & Gupta, B.K. (2009). An update on grass flora of Uttarkhand. Indian Journal of Forestry 32: 657-668.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590.
  • Noltie, H.J. (2000). Flora of Bhutan 3(2): 457-883. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1896 Hooker, J.D.; Thomson.T [1389] India K000245417 Type Yes
Bor, N.L. [17836] India K002819581 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Pakistan K001738555 Yes
Rup Chand, T. [1670] India K002819580 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [27650] Pakistan K002819571 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [12517] Pakistan K002819572 Yes
Strachey, R.; Winterbottom, J.E. [2] India K000245415 Type Yes
Bor, N.L. [6526] India K002819574 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K001056212 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [6566] Pakistan K001738557 Yes
Bor, N.L. [18069] India K002819576 Yes
Jacquemont, V. [1296] India K001056216 Unknown Type Material Yes
[illegible] [8656] K002819584 Yes
Bor, N.L. [17155] India K002819579 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [15830 D] K002819577 Yes
Stewart, R.R.; Hemalaica, J. [27064] Pakistan K002819573 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [1068] India K000245418 Type Yes
Rup Chand, T. [7966] India K002819582 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K001056214 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [s.n.] Nepal K001056215 Unknown Type Material Yes
[Stewart] [[5221P]] Pakistan K001738556 Yes
Aitchison, J.E.T. [250] Pakistan K000245416 Type Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K001056213 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [6564] K002819575 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [24835] Pakistan K002819570 Yes
Bor, N.L. [17727] India K002819578 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0